OpenText UFT One vs SmartBear TestComplete comparison

OpenText and SmartBear are both solutions in the Test Automation Tools category. OpenText is ranked #2 with an average rating of 8.1, while SmartBear is ranked #6 with an average rating of 7.8. OpenText holds a 10.0% mindshare in TAt, compared to SmartBear’s 5.9% mindshare. Additionally, 88% of OpenText users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 87% of SmartBear users who would recommend it.

OpenText UFT One

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 15, 2024

OpenText UFT One and SmartBear TestComplete are competitive products in the test automation market. OpenText UFT One appears to have a technical edge due to its feature-rich support for various technologies and robust integration capabilities, whereas SmartBear TestComplete is favored for its cost-effectiveness and easier entry for smaller-scale automation needs.

Features: OpenText UFT One is strong in diverse browser support, robust integration with Excel and ALM, and includes InsightObject methods and testing extensibility. SmartBear TestComplete provides ease of use with direct access to object properties, and comprehensive web, desktop, and mobile testing capabilities, although it may struggle with dynamic object recognition and performance in complex environments.

Room for Improvement: OpenText UFT One could enhance stability, reduce memory usage, and improve browser compatibility and integration with open-source tools while offering more competitive pricing. SmartBear TestComplete would benefit from improving intuitive object mapping, enhancing support for modern web frameworks, and expanding features for mobile testing. Both tools need UI and integration enhancements to alleviate user challenges.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: OpenText UFT One allows deployment in on-premises and private cloud environments, while SmartBear TestComplete's on-premises deployment suits users desiring straightforward licensing. OpenText UFT One's customer service can be excellent but variable due to reliance on external support. SmartBear TestComplete, meanwhile, enjoys solid partner support and rapid responses to enhance user satisfaction.

Pricing and ROI: OpenText UFT One is regarded as expensive with a complex licensing model, yet provides substantial ROI for large enterprises needing extensive automation. SmartBear TestComplete, being more economical, attracts organizations looking for cost-effective solutions through its flexible licensing. While OpenText UFT One requires a higher initial investment, its advanced features promise significant returns, as TestComplete offers savings and value through efficient usage and flexible licensing.

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Categories and Ranking

OpenText UFT One

Ranking in Functional Testing Tools

2nd

Ranking in Regression Testing Tools

3rd

Ranking in Test Automation Tools

2nd

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.7

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Mobile App Testing Tools (2nd), API Testing Tools (6th)

SmartBear TestComplete

Ranking in Functional Testing Tools

9th

Ranking in Regression Testing Tools

5th

Ranking in Test Automation Tools

6th

Average Rating

7.6

Reviews Sentiment

6.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2025, in the Test Automation Tools category, the mindshare of OpenText UFT One is 10.0%, down from 10.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SmartBear TestComplete is 5.9%, down from 7.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Featured Reviews

Don Ingerson

QA Automation Engineer at Global Fortune 500 Company

With regularly occurring releases, a QA team member can schedule tests, let the tests run unattended, and then examine the results

With certainty, the best feature of UFT is its compatibility with so many products, tools and technologies. It is a challenge currently to find a single tool on the market besides UFT that will successfully work for so many projects and environments. For example, UFT supports GUI testing of Oracle, PeopleSoft, PowerBuilder, SAP (v7.20), Siebel, Stingray, Terminal Emulator, Putty, and Windows Objects (particularly Dialog Boxes). Furthermore, UFT has the built-in functionality to import Excel input files. For Web browsers, UFT 12.54 supports IE9, IE10, IE11, Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome (versions 31.0 to 54.9), Firefox (versions 27.0 to 49.0). Besides GUI testing, UFT supports database testing and API testing (Docker, WSDL, and SOAP). For the first time ever, HP started to expand the testing capabilities of UFT (QTP) beyond Windows beginning with UFT 12.00. A UFT user can now run tests on Web applications on a Safari browser that is running on a remote Mac computer.

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Prakhar Goel

Sr Test Lead at Emerson

Used for integration automation, user-based automation, and web automation

The solution's most valuable features are the drag-and-drop feature, keyword-driven approach, and reusability of the scripts. The solution has introduced a new feature that helps us identify objects we cannot normally identify. It gives you a fair idea of objects, resolving the object recognition issue. The solution can be used to perform different tests on different machines.

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"The inside object repository is nice. We can use that and learn it through the ALM connection. That's a good feature. The reporting and smart identification features are also excellent."

"It's easy to use for beginners and non-technical people."

"The most valuable feature of Micro Focus UFT One is you are able to use it with many other technologies. I have not had an instance where the solution was not able to automate or execute automation. I was able to use COBOL to manage some automation."

"With certainty, the best feature of UFT is its compatibility with so many products, tools and technologies. It is a challenge currently to find a single tool on the market besides UFT that will successfully work for so many projects and environments. For example, UFT supports GUI testing of Oracle, PeopleSoft, PowerBuilder, SAP (v7.20), Siebel, Stingray, Terminal Emulator, Putty, and Windows Objects (particularly Dialog Boxes). Furthermore, UFT has the built-in functionality to import Excel input files."

"With frequent releases, using automation to perform regression testing can save us huge amount of time and resources."

"The scalability of Micro Focus UFT One is good."

"It offers a wide range of testing."

"UFT provides object identification, which is one of the easiest to use."

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"It is very easy to maintain tests with this tool. It covers all necessary items in the test plan. The most painful item in testing is maintenance. When changes occur, the tests should be maintained."

"The most valuable feature is the integration with Azure DevOps."

"It works very fine. It is fast on almost any machine, and it is also very well organized. I like its object mapping and its capability to find and interact with almost everything that exists on Windows."

"The most valuable features of the SmartBear TestComplete are self-healing, they reduce the maintenance required. The different languages SmartBear TestComplete supports are good because some of our libraries are written in Python, JavaScript, and C#. It's very easy to put them all under one project and use them. The are other features that SmartBear TestComplete has but the competition widely has them as well."

"The product has many features."

"The ability to run a whole suite of tests automatically (which we did overnight)."

"Selenium integration."

"The most valuable features are the desktop and mobile modules."

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Cons

"It should consume less CPU, and the licensing cost could be lower."

"Needs to improve the integration with the CI/CD pipeline (VSTS and report generation)."

"One of the drawbacks is that mobile performance testing is in need of improvement."

"I would like to have detailed description provided to test the cloud-based applications."

"There is a lot of room for improvement when it comes to friction-free continuous testing across the software life cycle, as a local installation is required to run UFT."

"The solution does not have proper scripting."

"I'd like to see test case-related reports included in the solution."

"The product doesn't provide free training for the basic features."

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"The pricing is the constraint."

"To bring it up to a 10, I would be looking for the addition of some key functional API testing."

"The solution’s customer support should be improved."

"The licensing costs are a little bit high and should be reduced."

"It is very hard to read the test log generated by TestComplete Executor if the log file is very big. TestComplete Executor is a small tool for just running the TestComplete test framework (not for developing)."

"I didn't use it very heavily. One issue that I found was that there wasn't a quick way or a button to move Visual Basic scripts to TestComplete. We have a lot of such scripts in our organization, and it would be very useful to have some option to easily move these scripts. It is currently possible to convert these scripts to TestComplete, but it is not easy. I have to write some code, but everything is not available immediately."

"There could be API interfaces with this tool."

"Error handling features in the tool are a little limited."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"HPE recently extended the demo license period from 30 days to 60 days which was a very wise and popular decision to give potential customers more time to install it and try it for free. Even if your company has a salesperson come in and demo UFT, I would highly encourage at least one of your developers or automation engineers to download and install it to explore for themselves the functionality and features included during the demo trial period."

"The licensing cost is high. There are no additional costs to the standard license."

"The licensing and pricing model is confusing."

"Compared to other tools in the market, UFT One is very competitive. The recent Covid pandemic situation also hit customer budgets significantly, so Micro Focus offered some discounted prices, which is definitely competitive."

"It's a yearly subscription. There are no additional costs to the standard subscription."

"The price is one aspect that could be improved."

"Compared to other products, the solution is very expensive."

"Its price is reasonable compared to other vendors."

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"The solution's licensing cost has increased because it has moved to some new SLM-based licenses."

"The solution is around $1500. Some are perpetual licenses, and some get a yearly report card."

"The license price for a physical machine is cheap, and for virtual machine, it is very expensive."

"We have a TestComplete 12 license."

"The pricing is a little above average — it could be lower."

"Buy modules on demand. If you have a four-person team and they will each automate tests only 25% of the time, it's better to buy a floating licence and share the tool during the work day."

"The solution's pricing is too high."

"This is a pay-per-use service that is not expensive, and cost-efficient if you have a small team."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

19%

Manufacturing Company

14%

Computer Software Company

13%

Government

Computer Software Company

20%

Manufacturing Company

14%

Financial Services Firm

12%

Government

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

Questions from the Community

How does Micro Focus UFT One compare to Tricentis Tosca?

We reviewed MicroFocus UFT One but ultimately chose to use Tricentis Tosca because we needed API testing. MicroFocus UFT is a performance and functional testing tool. We tested it, and it was well...

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What do you like most about Micro Focus UFT One?

My company has not had an issue with OpenText UFT One since we have been using it for the past three to four years.

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What needs improvement with Micro Focus UFT One?

UFT still requires some coding. If it could move closer to a no-code or low-code solution, it might dominate the market again. Additionally, customer support could be improved as they take days to ...

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What do you like most about SmartBear TestComplete?

TestComplete has strong reporting capabilities. The reports they generate are really good.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for SmartBear TestComplete?

I don't know much about the pricing, however, I think it's cheaper.

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What needs improvement with SmartBear TestComplete?

The recording function, when using Python, could be improved, as it does not work well in recording testing.

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Comparisons

Tricentis Tosca vs OpenText UFT One

Compared 31% of the time

OpenText UFT Developer vs OpenText UFT One

Compared 11% of the time

Katalon Studio vs OpenText UFT One

Compared 9% of the time

UiPath Test Cloud vs OpenText UFT One

Compared 9% of the time

Ranorex Studio vs OpenText UFT One

Compared 3% of the time

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Tricentis Tosca vs SmartBear TestComplete

Compared 23% of the time

Ranorex Studio vs SmartBear TestComplete

Compared 12% of the time

Katalon Studio vs SmartBear TestComplete

Compared 9% of the time

Qt Squish vs SmartBear TestComplete

Compared 9% of the time

Eggplant Test vs SmartBear TestComplete

Compared 6% of the time

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Also Known As

Micro Focus UFT One, Micro Focus UFT (QTP), QTP, Quick Test Pro

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Overview

Our AI-powered functional testing tool accelerates test automation. It works across desktop, web, mobile, mainframe, composite, and packaged enterprise-grade applications.

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What is SmartBear TestComplete?

TestComplete is a reliable, sturdy automated testing platform created by SmartBear Software. SmartBear Software is a worldwide technological leader known for developing quality enterprise-class development and testing solutions.

TestComplete simplifies the process of creating tests for numerous applications, including, but not limited to; Desktop, Android, IOS, Web browsers, and Windows. Application tests can be manual, scripted, and even recorded by using keyword-driven or data-driven functionality. There are even additional options for error reporting and automated playback. The object repository is extremely accurate and is fully customizable. TestComplete can easily be used by experienced developers and even by manual novice testers to develop quality automated UI tests quickly.

TestComplete offers three different testing scenarios:

Desktop: Users can easily and quickly automate UI tests using today’s most popular desktop applications, such as; Windows, Java, Python,.Net, VBScript, and more.
Web: Users can effortlessly create renewable tests for all of today’s popular web applications, including JavaScript frameworks on 2000+ trusted browser and platform integrations.
Mobile: Users can safely build and automate serviceable UI tests on actual or virtual android or IOS devices, locally or in the cloud. Users can create code or codeless tests. TestComplete seamlessly integrates with many of today’s popular frameworks.

Key Features

Easily create automated UI tests: TestComplete offers scriptless Record and Replay or simple keyword-driven tests to quickly develop any type of UI test users may require. Tests can be recorded once, then replayed when needed across various applications on mobile, web, or desktop environments. TestComplete integrates with many different languages, such as Java, Python, C+, and more.
Keyword driven tests: Users can easily divide testing steps, actions, objects, and data with an integrated keyword-driven test structure. This makes it easy for every user to participate in the test automation process; there is no programming experience needed. Everything is made simple with easy-to-use point-and-click options.
Data driven tests: Easily distinguish data from test commands to keep administrative efforts simple. Users can improve overall coverage by running various automated mobile, desktop, or web UI tests.
Record and Replay: Users can reuse created automated tests across every environment as often as desired. This helps to expand overall test coverage and represents a huge cost and time savings.

Reviews from Real Users

Sandhiya T S., Sr Solutions Engineer at Lexington Soft, relates, “The record and replay aspects of the solution are quite useful for people. With them, you don't have to write any scripts. Basically, you can record your actions and play them back later. The initial setup is also very easy.”

Sai S R., Staff Test Architect at a tech services company, says, "The most valuable features of the SmartBear TestComplete are self-healing, they reduce the maintenance required. The different languages SmartBear TestComplete supports are good because some of our libraries are written in Python, JavaScript, and C#. It's very easy to put them all under one project and use them."

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Sample Customers

Sage, JetBlue, Haufe.Group, Independent Health, Molina Healthcare, Cox Automotive, andTMNA Services

Cisco, J.P. Morgan, Boeing, McAfee, EMC, Intuit, and Thomson Reuters.

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